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Grove’s history is mostly unwritten

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How Grove came to be

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The first township in Reno County was Reno Township, which covered the whole county upon its creation in 1872. In 1874, Langdon Township was separated from Reno Township. Grove Township would be split off from Langdon Township in 1876, and in 1878 Bell Township split off from Grove Township.

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